Realizing the Ideal Structure for Hybrid Photovoltaics by Directly Electrochemical Polymerizing Thiophene between ZnO Nanorods

Authors

  • Fei Wang Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, 100094, China
  • Zhigang Liu Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, 100094, China
  • Xiaofeng Zhang Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, 100094, China
  • Wenjia Zhang Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, 100094, China
  • Weifeng Guo Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, 100094, China
  • Wenli Lin Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, 100094, China
  • Qi Chen Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, 100094, China
  • Zhijian Chen State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12974/2311-8717.2017.05.01.2

Keywords:

Organic photovoltaics, ideal structure, ZnO nanorods, electrochemical polymerization.

Abstract

A method to realize the ideal structure for Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) was reported. Vertical aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were hydro thermally grown on ITO or ITO/Poly(thiophene) (PTH) substrates as electron acceptor, and PTH was directly electrochemically polymerized between the ZnO nanorods as the electron donor. The interdigital structure between two semiconductors shall help the charge carriers to diffuse to electrodes much easier compared with disordered structures. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was used to verify the nearly 100% inserting of PTH into the ZnO nanorods gaps. The method may define a new way to obtain other ideal structures and improve the performance of organic solar cells. 

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2017-02-27

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Wang, F., Liu, Z., Zhang, X., Zhang, W., Guo, W., Lin, W., Chen, Q., & Chen, Z. (2017). Realizing the Ideal Structure for Hybrid Photovoltaics by Directly Electrochemical Polymerizing Thiophene between ZnO Nanorods. Journal of Composites and Biodegradable Polymers, 5(1), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.12974/2311-8717.2017.05.01.2

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

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